The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-01
Miscellaneous Matters.

Dispatches received by her owners an
nounce that the steamer City OF Duluth
has arrived at Hancock in safety.
The first carriage that ever crossed the
Mississippi river on bridge between Rock
Island and Davenport, crossed the new
bridge in Dubuque, recently.
Henry Willard and August Belmont make
a loan OF So, OOO,O on the third
mortgage bond of the Northern Pacific
with the Rothschilds and bank OF Berlin.
The recent sale OF the new third mort.
gage bonds OF the Northern Pacific rail
road is remarkable chiefly because it is the
second venture OF the Rothschilds in Ameri-
can railway securities.
By the evidence OF two women OF the
town given to the New York police, it
died recently, broke his head by falling on
the pavement while drunk.
Charles Zuckerman, young lawyer from
Des Moines. went to Chicago few days
ago. He fell among confidence men and
women and returned home minus $500,
but with good deal more sense.
First-Lieut. John Biddle, engineer corps,
department OF Dakota, will report in
person to the superintendent OF the mill
tary academy at West Point for duty in
the department OF practical military en-
cheering
Dispatches from various parts OF South
ern Illinois report the five months OF
drought broken by copious rains. The
rains are extinguishing the forest fires
which have been raging for several days
and doing great damage.
The story that efforts were made to re-
suscitate the body OF August Spies after
his execution is positively denied by Dr.
y1,o he I<xI
after it was delivered to the friends and
pronounced life to be totally extinct.
The official vote OF the state OF Pennsyl.
vania shows the following totals on govern
or: Foraker Republican, $50, 937; Powell,
Democrat, 1913. 2O5; Seitz Labor, 24,712;
Sharp, Prohibition, 29.7OO; scattering, IA.
Total 744, 566. Foraker over Powell, %.
TAP.
Capt. Schmidt OF the Texan state Rang
ers, whose company has been securing
the Rio Grande frontier writes to Gov.
Ross that they have killed and captured
thirteenof the bandits infesting the 'front.'
Ter. Included among the killed is the
noted bandit chief Luciano Morales.
The storm OF the 25th extended over the
entire northwest, reaching from Milwau-
kee to Salt Lake City. During the day the
fall was very light, the greatest precipita-
ton being / 4 inches at Caledonia, Kan.
The greatest velocity OF wind was Is miles
at Bismarck, where there was but trace
OF snow.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's point
to somewhat irregular trade conditions
during the last week, with a smaller total
volume of general trade, owing to the OBJ
servance Of Thanksgiving day. The ad.
vancing tendency OF prices in speculative
lines continues, but the reaction leaves
smaller recorded net gains, with very act
i've trading in grain and stocks.
In the North Alabama conference OF the
Southern Methodist church at Tuscaloosa,
resolution was adopted requesting DR..
d. C. Kelley of Nashville one of the most
eminent Methodist divines in America
and missionary treasurer OF the general
conference, to resign his official position
on account OF his utterance in reference to
the Emma Abbott episode at Nashville.
The resolution will create great sensa-
ton throughout the entire Southern
Methodist church. DIR. Kelly defended
Miss Abbott in rising in church to defend
herself against harsh terms used against
theatergoing.